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Chad Twombly

Chad Twombly is the Vice President of Direct Sales at Herculite.

Stories by Chad


Performance Fabrics

PVC Vinyl Fabrics: What You Need to Know

Learn why polyvinyl chloride textiles, commonly known as PVC fabrics, are so versatile and popular for a wide range of commercial uses.

Tent Fabric

Fire Retardant Fabrics 101

Learn about the different types of flame resistance in fabrics, as well as the many standards for textile fire retardancy, and their many uses.

Tent Fabric

Opaque Fabric Uses: What Are they?

Opaque textiles, also known as blackout fabrics, do not allow light to pass through or penetrate them. Learn more about what they are and how they...

Tent Fabric

Shedding Some Light on Textile UV Testing

In UV testing of performance fabric there are several different testing processes that can be used to evaluate Ultra Violet Light Exposure.

Agriculture Fabrics

Agricultural Building Curtains Buyer’s Guide

Here are so many types of livestock barn curtains curtains to choose from, but which ones should you invest in? What matters most is the quality of...

Fabrics 101

Adhesion Testing Performance Textiles

Adhesion testing determines the bond strength between the outside layer (PVC in most cases), and the internal substrate of a composite fabric.

Herculite Innovation

A Better Way: Sourcing Partnerships That Work

The Herculite Discovery Process is our systematic approach for identifying measurable ways for us to help our customers grow their business.

Tent Fabric

American Manufacturing: Why it Matters

Should manufacturing stay domestic? We spoke with U.S. Economy expert Kimberly Amadeo about the benefits of American manufacturing on the national...